caf::io::broker Class Reference

A broker mediates between actor systems and other components in the network. More...

#include <broker.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for caf::io::broker:

Public Types
using	super = abstract_event_based_actor< behavior, false, abstract_broker >
Public Types inherited from caf::local_actor
using	mailbox_type = detail::single_reader_queue< mailbox_element, detail::disposer >
Public Types inherited from caf::resumable
enum	resume_result {   resume_later,   awaiting_message,   done,   shutdown_execution_unit }

Public Member Functions
template<class F , class... Ts>
actor	fork (F fun, connection_handle hdl, Ts &&...xs)
void	initialize () override
	broker (middleman &parent_ref)
Public Member Functions inherited from caf::local_actor
template<class T , spawn_options Os = no_spawn_options, class... Ts>
actor	spawn (Ts &&...xs)
template<spawn_options Os = no_spawn_options, class... Ts>
actor	spawn (Ts &&...xs)
template<class T , spawn_options Os = no_spawn_options, class Groups , class... Ts>
actor	spawn_in_groups (const Groups &grps, Ts &&...xs)
template<class T , spawn_options Os = no_spawn_options, class... Ts>
actor	spawn_in_groups (std::initializer_list< group > grps, Ts &&...xs)
template<class T , spawn_options Os = no_spawn_options, class... Ts>
actor	spawn_in_group (const group &grp, Ts &&...xs)
template<spawn_options Os = no_spawn_options, class Groups , class... Ts>
actor	spawn_in_groups (const Groups &grps, Ts &&...xs)
template<spawn_options Os = no_spawn_options, class... Ts>
actor	spawn_in_groups (std::initializer_list< group > grps, Ts &&...xs)
template<spawn_options Os = no_spawn_options, class... Ts>
actor	spawn_in_group (const group &grp, Ts &&...xs)
template<class T , spawn_options Os = no_spawn_options, class... Ts>
actor_handle_from_signature_list< typename T::signatures >::type	spawn_typed (Ts &&...xs)
template<spawn_options Os = no_spawn_options, typename F , class... Ts>
infer_typed_actor_handle< typename detail::get_callable_trait< F >::result_type, typename detail::tl_head< typename detail::get_callable_trait< F >::arg_types >::type >::type	spawn_typed (F fun, Ts &&...xs)
template<class... Ts>
void	send (message_priority mp, const channel &dest, Ts &&...xs)
	Sends {xs...} to dest using the priority mp.
template<class... Ts>
void	send (const channel &dest, Ts &&...xs)
	Sends {xs...} to dest using normal priority.
template<class... Sigs, class... Ts>
void	send (message_priority mp, const typed_actor< Sigs...> &dest, Ts &&...xs)
	Sends {xs...} to dest using the priority mp.
template<class... Sigs, class... Ts>
void	send (const typed_actor< Sigs...> &dest, Ts &&...xs)
	Sends {xs...} to dest using normal priority.
void	send_exit (const actor_addr &dest, uint32_t reason)
	Sends an exit message to dest.
template<class ActorHandle >
void	send_exit (const ActorHandle &dest, uint32_t reason)
	Sends an exit message to dest.
template<class... Ts>
void	delayed_send (message_priority mp, const channel &dest, const duration &rtime, Ts &&...xs)
	Sends a message to dest that is delayed by rel_time using the priority mp. More...
template<class... Ts>
void	delayed_send (const channel &dest, const duration &rtime, Ts &&...xs)
	Sends a message to dest that is delayed by rel_time.
template<class... Sigs, class... Ts>
void	delayed_send (message_priority mp, const typed_actor< Sigs...> &dest, const duration &rtime, Ts &&...xs)
	Sends {xs...} delayed by rtime to dest using the priority mp.
template<class... Sigs, class... Ts>
void	delayed_send (const typed_actor< Sigs...> &dest, const duration &rtime, Ts &&...xs)
	Sends {xs...} delayed by rtime to dest using the priority mp.
void	join (const group &what)
	Causes this actor to subscribe to the group what. More...
void	leave (const group &what)
	Causes this actor to leave the group what.
void	quit (uint32_t reason=exit_reason::normal)
	Finishes execution of this actor after any currently running message handler is done. More...
bool	trap_exit () const
	Checks whether this actor traps exit messages.
void	trap_exit (bool value)
	Enables or disables trapping of exit messages.
message &	current_message ()
	Returns the currently processed message. More...
actor_addr &	current_sender ()
	Returns the address of the sender of the current message. More...
void	monitor (const actor_addr &whom)
	Adds a unidirectional monitor to whom. More...
void	monitor (const actor &whom)
	Adds a unidirectional monitor to whom. More...
template<class... Ts>
void	monitor (const typed_actor< Ts...> &whom)
	Adds a unidirectional monitor to whom. More...
void	demonitor (const actor_addr &whom)
	Removes a monitor from whom.
void	demonitor (const actor &whom)
	Removes a monitor from whom.
virtual void	on_exit ()
	Can be overridden to perform cleanup code after an actor finished execution. More...
std::vector< group >	joined_groups () const
	Returns all joined groups.
response_promise	make_response_promise ()
	Creates a response_promise to response to a request later on.
void	on_sync_failure (std::function< void()> fun)
	Sets the handler for unexpected synchronous response messages.
bool	has_sync_failure_handler ()
	Checks wheter this actor has a user-defined sync failure handler.
template<class F >
void	set_exception_handler (F f)
	Sets a custom exception handler for this actor. More...
message &	last_dequeued () CAF_DEPRECATED
actor_addr &	last_sender () CAF_DEPRECATED
void	send_tuple (message_priority mp, const channel &whom, message what) CAF_DEPRECATED
void	send_tuple (const channel &whom, message what) CAF_DEPRECATED
void	delayed_send_tuple (message_priority mp, const channel &whom, const duration &rtime, message data) CAF_DEPRECATED
void	delayed_send_tuple (const channel &whom, const duration &rtime, message data) CAF_DEPRECATED
void	attach_to_scheduler () override
	Initializes this object, e.g., by increasing the the reference count.
void	detach_from_scheduler () override
	Uninitializes this object, e.g., by decrementing the the reference count.
resumable::resume_result	resume (execution_unit *, size_t) override
	Resume any pending computation until it is either finished or needs to be re-scheduled later. More...
Public Member Functions inherited from caf::abstract_actor
void	attach (attachable_ptr ptr)
	Attaches ptr to this actor. More...
template<class F >
void	attach_functor (F f)
	Convenience function that attaches the functor f to this actor. More...
actor_addr	address () const
	Returns the logical actor address.
size_t	detach (const attachable::token &what)
	Detaches the first attached object that matches what.
void	link_to (const actor_addr &whom)
	Links this actor to whom.
template<class ActorHandle >
void	link_to (const ActorHandle &whom)
	Links this actor to whom.
void	unlink_from (const actor_addr &other)
	Unlinks this actor from whom.
template<class ActorHandle >
void	unlink_from (const ActorHandle &other)
	Unlinks this actor from whom.
bool	establish_backlink (const actor_addr &other)
	Establishes a link relation between this actor and other and returns whether the operation succeeded. More...
bool	remove_backlink (const actor_addr &other)
	Removes the link relation between this actor and other and returns whether the operation succeeded. More...
uint32_t	id () const
	Returns the unique ID of this actor.
uint32_t	exit_reason () const
	Returns the actor's exit reason or exit_reason::not_exited if it's still alive. More...
virtual std::set< std::string >	message_types () const
	Returns the set of accepted messages types as strings or an empty set if this actor is untyped. More...
execution_unit *	host () const
	Returns the execution unit currently used by this actor. More...
void	host (execution_unit *new_host)
	Sets the execution unit for this actor.
Public Member Functions inherited from caf::abstract_channel
virtual void	enqueue (const actor_addr &sender, message_id mid, message content, execution_unit *host)=0
	Enqueues a new message to the channel.
virtual void	enqueue (mailbox_element_ptr what, execution_unit *host)
	Enqueues a new message wrapped in a mailbox_element to the channel. More...
node_id	node () const
	Returns the ID of the node this actor is running on.
bool	is_remote () const
	Returns true if node_ptr returns.
bool	is_abstract_actor () const
bool	is_abstract_group () const
Public Member Functions inherited from caf::ref_counted
	ref_counted (const ref_counted &)
ref_counted &	operator= (const ref_counted &)
void	ref () noexcept
	Increases reference count by one.
void	deref () noexcept
	Decreases reference count by one and calls request_deletion when it drops to zero. More...
bool	unique () const noexcept
	Queries whether there is exactly one reference.
size_t	get_reference_count () const noexcept
Public Member Functions inherited from caf::memory_managed
virtual void	request_deletion (bool decremented_rc) noexcept
	Default implementations calls `delete this, but can be overriden in case deletion depends on some condition or the class doesn't use default new/delete. More...

Protected Member Functions
virtual behavior	make_behavior ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from caf::abstract_actor
	abstract_actor ()
	Creates a non-proxy instance.
	abstract_actor (actor_id aid, node_id nid)
	Creates a proxy instance for a proxy running on nid.
void	cleanup (uint32_t reason)
	Called by the runtime system to perform cleanup actions for this actor. More...
bool	exited () const
	Returns exit_reason() != exit_reason::not_exited.
Protected Member Functions inherited from caf::abstract_channel
int	flags () const
void	flags (int new_value)

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Attributes inherited from caf::local_actor
static constexpr auto	memory_cache_flag = detail::needs_embedding
Static Public Attributes inherited from caf::abstract_channel
static constexpr int	is_abstract_actor_flag = 0x100000
static constexpr int	is_abstract_group_flag = 0x200000
Protected Attributes inherited from caf::ref_counted
std::atomic< size_t >	rc_
Related Functions inherited from caf::local_actor
using	local_actor_ptr = intrusive_ptr< local_actor >
	A smart pointer to a local_actor instance.
constexpr keep_behavior_t	keep_behavior = keep_behavior_t{}
	Policy tag that causes event_based_actor::become to keep the current behavior available.
Related Functions inherited from caf::abstract_actor
using	actor_id = uint32_t
	A unique actor ID.
Related Functions inherited from caf::ref_counted
void	intrusive_ptr_add_ref (ref_counted *p)
void	intrusive_ptr_release (ref_counted *p)

Detailed Description

A broker mediates between actor systems and other components in the network.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• libcaf_io/caf/io/broker.hpp